Han Kuo-yu Quotes

Han Kuo-yu is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, representing a portion of Taipei County for three terms. He later became general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation. In 2017, Han contested the Kuomintang chairmanship, losing to Wu Den-yih. Han was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung in November 2018, and became the first Kuomintang politician since Wu in 1998 to hold the office. He was the KMT candidate for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, but lost to Tsai Ing-wen. On 6 June 2020, Han was successfully recalled from his position as mayor and officially stepped down on 12 June. Wikipedia  

✵ 17. June 1957
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Famous Han Kuo-yu Quotes

“Taiwan is one step away from becoming like North Korea: completely locked out of things. We need to break free from this situation. If there is no threat to national security, we need to open the doors wide open.”

Han Kuo-yu (2019) cited in " Taiwan a ‘step away’ from being like North Korea: Han http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/10/10/2003723698" on Taipei Times, 10 October 2019.
2019

“Clearly, agricultural products and seafood from Taiwan are not promoted enough in Hong Kong.”

Han Kuo-yu (2019) cited in " Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu meets Hong Kong Chief Exec. and city’s top Beijing official https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/03/22/taiwans-kaohsiung-mayor-han-guo-yu-meets-hong-kong-chief-exec-citys-top-beijing-official/" on Hong Kong Free Press, 22 March 2019.
2019

“Kaohsiung is opening its arms to all cities, nations and territories of the world.”

Han Kuo-yu (2019) cited in " Kaohsiung mayor departs for visit to Malaysia, Singapore http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201902240005.aspx" on Focus Taiwan, 24 February 2019.
2019

“Both sides of the Taiwan Strait (Taiwan and Mainland China) have their differences of opinion. I hope people on both sides could help, protect and give their blessings to a simple businessman (bread master Wu Pao-chun) who wishes to develop his business without becoming too involved in politics.”

Han Kuo-yu (2018) cited in " President Tsai decries row over Wu Pao-chun http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/12/12/2003705958" on Taipei Times, 12 December 2018.
2018

“I am no ecstasy pill (like what did the DPP official Lin Hsi-yao said). It is the public (people of Kaohsiung) who can bear no more (about the lack of prospects in Kaohsiung under the DPP government).”

Han Kuo-yu (2018) cited in " The fall and rise of Taiwan’s Han Kuo-yu: a former Kuomintang outcast turns up the heat on Kaohsiung mayoral election rival Chen Chi-mai https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2173505/fall-and-rise-taiwans-han-kuo-yu-former-kuomintang-outcast-turns" on South China Morning Post, 26 November 2018.
2018

“In the future, there will be no blue-green (KMT or DPP) partisanship in Kaohsiung. All-out efforts will be made to pump up the (city) economy.”

Han Kuo-yu (2018) cited in " KMT's Han Kuo-yu wins Kaohsiung mayoral election http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201811250003.aspx" on Focus Taiwan, 25 November 2018.
2018

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